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Rappler Talk: Albee Benitez on shifting from politics to entertainment



OCT 20, 2020 3:16 PM PHT

The Brightlight Productions head talks to Rappler about the future of TV entertainment

A few years back, Albee Benitez was slugging it out at the House of Representatives, where he led the Visayac bloc and headed the committee on housing. But in 2020 – and in the middle of a pandemic – Benitez shifted his focus to what may seem like an unlikely venture: media and entertainment.

What you need to know about Albee Benitez and Brightlight Productions



OCT 18, 2020 5:00 PM PH



* Photo rappler.com


MANILA, PHILIPPINES

The former Negros Occidental representative dives into show business with shows top-billed by ABS-CBN's biggest stars

On October 4, Brightlight Productions released teasers of its upcoming shows on TV5. The company is owned by former Negros Occidental representative Albee Benitez.

Benitez, a businessman, made headlines in the entertainment industry when news came out that his company brought blocktime slots from the Kapatid network, chaired by Manny Pangilinan.

Negros Occidental sets 4-day 'timeout weekend' with hard lockdown, mass testing



AUGUST 22, 2020 5:15 PM PHT
MARCHEL P. ESPINA

BACOLOD CITY, PHILIPPINES

All movement will be restricted during the province-wide 'timeout weekend' while the mass testing will target 10,000 persons with COVID-19 symptoms

The provincial government of Negros Occidental plans to implement a “timeout weekend” from August 28 to 31 to conduct mass testing of 10,000 symptomatic patients.

In a joint press conference of Governor Eugenio Jose Lacson and Bacolod City Mayor Evelio Leonardia on Saturday, August 22, Capitol consultant and former Negros Occidental representative Alfredo Benitez said that during the timeout weekend, “there will be no movement at all. There will be a lockdown for 4 days, while we test everybody."

Duterte campaigns for admin bets in Negros Occidental

President Duterte hopes to convince 1.7 million Negros Occidental voters to send his bets to the Senate in the May 2019 polls



Published 12:58 PM, March 09, 2019
Updated 2:48 PM, March 09, 2019

NEGROS OCCIDENTAL, Philippines — President Rodrigo Duterte endorsed 5 senatorial bets and 6 guest candidates of the ruling Partido Demokratiko Pilipino–Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) during their campaign rally in Victorias City here, Friday night, March 8.

Duterte asked the more than 30,000 Negrense crowd to support the bids of Senator Aquilino Pimentel III, Maguindanao Representative Zajid Mangudadatu, former special assistant to the president Christopher Lawrence Go, former top cop Ronald dela Rosa, and former presidential adviser Francis Tolentino.

Leyte town gets new rescue tools after Urduja, Vinta

'We want to better equip the rescue volunteers of San Miguel in order to save lives,' Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative Alfred Benitez says



Jazmin Bonifacio
Published 4:04 PM, January 20, 2018
Updated 4:04 PM, January 20, 2018

LEYTE, Philippines – The town rescue group of San Miguel is getting more ready to help in times of calamity.

Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative Alfred Benitez on Thursday, January 18, delivered 29 sets of head gear and flashlights in support for the rescuers of San Miguel.


RESCUERS' TOOLS. Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative Alfred Benitez delivers 29 sets of head gear and flashlights on January 18, 2018, for the rescuers of San Miguel.

NHA: Contractor behind 'substandard' housing can't bid for Yolanda projects



Patty Pasion
Published 2:30 PM, November 07, 2017
Updated 3:05 PM, November 07, 2017

JC Tayag Builders is accused of constructing substandard houses for survivors of Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan)

MANILA, Philippines – The National Housing Authority (NHA) said on Tuesday, November 7, that contractor JC Tayag Builders will not be able to bid for the remaining projects in the post-Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) housing program.

The contractor is likely to face charges of perjury and syndicated estafa after making false statements during a House of Representatives probe into the allegedly substandard houses built for Yolanda survivors in Balangiga, Eastern Samar.

PDP-Laban won't accept new members by end-November



Published 7:40 PM, October 08, 2017
Updated 7:45 PM, October 08, 2017

Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III says this would give the ruling party time to screen candidates for the 2019 midterm elections

MANILA, Philippines – Politicians wishing to join the Partido Demokratiko Pilipino-Lakas ng Bayan (PDP-Laban) would only have until next month as the ruling party is set to stop accepting new members by the end of November.

Senate President and party president Aquilino Pimentel III said they need enough time to screen and choose their official candidates for the midterm elections in May 2019.

PDP-Laban is already preparing for the national and local elections. Just last week, Pimentel revealed the initial names on their Senate slate for 2019.

These include Pimentel himself, Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative Albee Benitez, Bataan 1st District Representative Geraldine Roman, Davao City 1st District Representative Karlo Nograles, former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino, and House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas.

Pimentel bares initial 6 PDP-Laban Senate bets for 2019



Camille Elemia
Published 1:09 PM, October 06, 2017
Updated 2:12 PM, October 06, 2017

MANILA, Philippines – Senate President Aquilino Pimentel III on Friday, October 6, revealed the initial 6 senatorial candidates of the ruling PDP-Laban’s for the 2019 midterm elections.

Answering questions from the media, Pimentel said that aside from him, the other candidates will include Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative Albee Benitez, Bataan 1st District Representative Geraldine Roman, Davao City 1st District Representative Karlo Nograles, former Metropolitan Manila Development Authority chairman Francis Tolentino, and House Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas.

Lawmakers told: Substandard materials used in post-Yolanda housing



Published 12:45 PM, September 06, 2017
Updated 12:45 PM, September 06, 2017
By Bea Cupin

A House committee looks into the progress – or lack thereof – of housing projects for Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) survivors

MANILA, Philippines – They survived the onslaught of a super typhoon in 2013. But in 2017, almost 4 years after Super Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) ravaged Eastern Visayas, survivors now have to contend with the lack of housing, or housing units that are either slow to be built or made using substandard materials.

"Victims of the calamity are still suffering today," said Negros Occidental 3rd District Representative Alfredo Benitez in a press conference on Wednesday, September 6. (READ: 3 unresolved issues, 3 years after Yolanda)

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